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Fundraiser Party Crashing: A True Story

A few weeks ago NPR’s Planet Money team contacted us with a pretty simple inquiry: What happens at congressional fundraisers? But as their most recent podcast shows, getting to know what goes on at these events is not that simple. Sunlight Editorial … [...]

Watch Travis and Me on Thrive

So back in February, a film crew commissioned by Whole Foods contacted me about making a short webisode about Travis and me and our journey into farming.  They came out to our small field and filmed our very first harvest — some bolero carrots we… [...]

Media and nuclear energy: Interlocking industries

By Patrick Morrison, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting While the Fukushima nuclear disaster has gotten plenty of attention on network programming, the debate has consistently overlooked the most fundamental question of whether nuclear power can be … [...]

Layoffs at the Daily Star

Tweet Former Daily Star reporter Patricia Breakey, who was among several editorial staffers laid off last month by the newspaper. Photo courtesy of Breakey; used with permission. On February 11, … [...]

Munched Out

TECHmunch is a food blogger conference created by the brilliant and industrious Babette Pepaj, founder of Bakespace.com.  This weekend, TECHmunch brought together experts from the blogosphere, including Ben Huh from Icanhascheezburg… [...]

Munched Out

TECHmunch is a food blogger conference created by the brilliant and industrious Babette Pepaj, founder of Bakespace.com.  This weekend, TECHmunch brought together experts from the blogosphere, including Ben Huh from Icanhascheezburg… [...]

White domestic terrorism suspect arrested–see page 20

by Peter Hart, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Today the New York Times reports that an arrest has been made in connection with an attempted bombing at the Martin Luther King Day parade in Spokane, Washington. As [Fairness and Accuracy in Reportin... [...]

This Week in "Why We Farm" Webseries

Accomplishment Measured in Potatoes…Brenton came to an immediate stop (as immediate as possible in that van) and shouted, “Oh the potatoes!” He fell to his knees and stuck his hand forearm-deep into the muddy soil, laughing. Ten seconds later, he… [...]

More on Young, Hipster Farmers

When the New York Times published this article a few days ago, three of my friends emailed it to me.  It’s a piece about young farmers in Oregon who have started their own farms or are in the process of doing so. In the past, I’ve been a little ra… [...]

How to Eat Sustainably…

I wanted to share this article in the Atlantic by James McWilliams, the history professor who wrote Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly.  Predictably, McWilliams shares some criticism leveled at foodies, pa… [...]